Kindergarten 2018 Recertification

Endangered Animals Research

K-ESS3-3 - Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Spring 2017Approximately 55 students Students used the research process to identify key details within a text about endangered animals. They used Educreations to help them speak for the animals to educate the community about how they could help.

March 2017 - Kindergarteners researching endangered animals.

Living vs Non-living Things/Needs of Life

K-LS1-1 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.K-ESS3-1 Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Spring 2017Approximately 55 studentsStudents walked the wetlands in search of living and nonliving things. They identified evidence throughout the wetlands that proved that the living thing had what was needed to survive.

Terrapin Research

February 2018​45 studentsKindergarten students were introduced to the diamondback terrapin that we have in our building. In an effort to help get it ready to survive in the wild, students used our digital resources to research what a turtle in the wild eats. They discovered that they can eat some things that are accessible right in our schoolyard. Students then took their search outside to look for worms and other organisms that would be a good food source for the terrapin.